Psychological Disorders 585
- Individuals with bulimia often rationalize that since they have had a
single treat, their diet is ruined and therefore they might as well go
ahead and eat excessively. Such irrational thinking is an example
of the cognitive distortion known as
a. overgeneralization.
b. all-or-nothing thinking.
c. magnification.
d. minimization.
- Binge-eating disorder is different from bulimia in that individuals
with binge-eating disorder
a. typically eat much smaller portions before purging the food.
b. do not typically purge the food they eat.
c. only purge their food after several binge sessions.
d. often resort to anorexic methods to rid themselves of the food
they have eaten.
- Sexual dysfunctions and problems can be caused by
a. organic factors.
b. organic and sociocultural factors.
c. organic, psychological, and sociocultural factors.
d. hereditary factors primarily.
- On your first call as a paramedic, you enter the house of a man
who has covered his walls and ceiling in aluminum foil to protect
his brain from the thought-controlling rays of the government. This
is an example of a __ delusion.
a. persecution
b. reference
c. influence
d. grandeur
- Rodney has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He rarely smiles
and often shows little emotion in any situation. Psychologists refer
to this characteristic as
a. catatonia.
b. flat affect.
c. positive symptoms.
d. negative symptoms.
- What neurotransmitter was first believed to be the cause
of schizophrenia?
a. GABA
b. serotonin
c. epinephrine
d. dopamine
- Colleen found herself attracted to her psychology instructor. She
would frequently go by his office just to be near him. When he
didn’t respond to her advances, Colleen eventually told him that
she had thoughts of killing herself so that he would spend time
trying to counsel her. What personality disorder best describes
Colleen’s thinking and behavior?
a. borderline personality disorder
b. schizoid personality disorder
c. schizotypal personality disorder
d. antisocial personality disorder
